SOLUTION:  If the sum of the reciprocals of two consecutive positive integers is equal to 13/42, then the integers are 12 and 13

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Question 966402:  If the sum of the reciprocals of two consecutive positive integers is equal to 13/42, then the integers are 12 and 13
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2F12%2B1%2F13=13%2F42
Multiply both sides by 12%2A13
13%2B12=%2812%2A13%29%2813%2F42%29
25=338%2F7
False, so 12 and 13 are not a solution.
There is no integer solution that satisfies this equation.